Big Data and Threat Intelligence: Malcovery and Spire Security to Host Webinar Discussing the Impact of Big Data on Information Security
Pittsburgh, PA and Birmingham, AL (PRWEB) July 19, 2013 -- Malcovery Security, the leader in delivering actionable intelligence that can be applied to neutralize the threats and actions by cyber criminals in the areas of phishing, spam and malware and information security research, and advisory firm Spire Security will be offering a webinar titled, “Fast, Accurate, Cost-Effective: Choose All Three. Big Data and Threat Intelligence,” on July 25, 2013 at 1:00p.m. EDT.
Register here: http://info.malcovery.com/big-data-and-threat-intelligence-for-phishing-webinar
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Phishing remains a growing problem and a persistent threat. The total number of phishing attacks in 2012 was 59% higher than 2011 and global losses to phishing were estimated to be $1.5B in 2012*. Current solutions, such as education and training of end users, web filtering, two factor authentication, phishing takedown services, are proving ineffective in an environment where:
• Over 100 billion spam emails are sent each day.
• Half of Internet users get at least 1 phishing email per day.
• Criminal Success rates remain at 1 in 200.
• Criminals can get according to industry analysts upwards of $150K per attack.
In essence, the current antiphishing technology ecosystem continues to struggle to be effective in effectively fighting phishing. And the bar to successfully waging a phishing attack continues to lower with the advent of more sophisticated phishing kits and increasingly advanced malware allows attackers to monetize victims over and over again.
So what can be done?
Find out by joining us on this informative webinar where Spire Security and Malcovery leaders will discuss how Phishing Intelligence technology can reduce fraud losses and incident response costs---both near time and in the future—and preserves and protects brand reputation.
During this webinar, the speakers will discuss
• The profound impact of big data on information security
• The information sharing precedent
• How to fight phishing with threat intelligence with effective countermeasures
• How you can achieve fast, accurate AND cost-effective anti-phishing program
Speakers:
Pete Lindstrom, Spire Security
Mr. Lindstrom is Principal and Vice President of Research for Spire Security, an industry analyst firm providing analysis and research in the information security field. He has held similar industry analyst positions at Burton Group and Hurwitz Group.
In his previous position as a security architect, Pete operated as the deputy to the Chief Information Security Officer for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. In that role, he oversaw all security policy and compliance activities and participated on project teams for designing security controls for significant IT projects. In addition, he provided design and support to the identity management functions.
As both an external and internal auditor (for Coopers and Lybrand and GMAC Mortgage), Pete provided breadth and depth to roles that linked technical security requirements of organizations with business risk for companies in health care, financial services, manufacturing, and higher education.
Pete honed his finance and technology skills in the United States Marine Corps where he was one of two disbursing officers in theater during the First Gulf War. In addition, he was IT Manager for Marine Corps Service Support Schools – at the time the largest training facility in the USMC.
Currently, Pete conducts research in developing areas of information security. He is well-known for his work in practical enterprise security metrics, where he has advised and taught many security professionals. On the technical front, his most recent accomplishments include research findings in the areas of HTML5/Web 2.0, virtualization, and cloud computing security. This research ties traditional security principles and practices to these burgeoning new IT arenas.
Pete is a frequent speaker and author on information security topics. He is on the Board of Directors for the International Systems Security Association (ISSA). He has been a columnist in both the ISSA Journal and Information Security Magazine. He has a finance degree from the University of Notre Dame and is a reformed Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).
Heather McCalley
Ms.McCalley is a Senior Threat Intelligence Manager at Malcovery Security. Heather has been also been a key cyber intelligence analyst at other commerical security companies, such as Internet Identity (IID) and Packetninjas. She also was a former Lead Investigator at Open Source Intelligence Project Against Cybercrime at the Universitory of Alabama at Birimginahm (UAB). Heathers insights and expereince make her a much sought after speaker in the area of threat intelligence. She most recently was a speaker on 'Phishing Intelligence' at the St.Lake City ISSA chapter.
About Malcovery® Security
Malcovery Security is the leading provider of actionable cyber security intelligence and forensic analysis, delivered through software and services that target cyber criminals and their activities. The company’s patented and patent-pending technology provides the ability to identify the ‘root sources’ of cybercrime attacks (servers, perpetrators, locations, etc.), delivering rich intelligence information about cross-brand attacks and targeted attacks, as well as advanced notification of emerging e-mail-based threats.
Unlike services that serve as a response to these attacks today–services that simply address the symptoms, but cannot provide the intelligence to actually stop the cybercriminal–Malcovery Security’s solutions provide the unique intelligence required to respond effectively to attacks on customers’ brands, to disrupt phishing activities and successfully prosecute cybercriminals.
Malcovery Security is based on technologies developed at the UAB Center for Information Assurance and Joint Forensics Research (CIA|JFR) and has offices in Pittsburgh, PA and Birmingham, AL.
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Kelly Doyle, Malcovery Security, LLC, http://www.malcovery.com, 412-401-5423 (855) 625-2683 X700, [email protected]
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